Ash tray and stand



Dec. 27, '1 927. 1,653,897

E.L. FARR ASH TRAY AND STAND Filed July l8, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l Earle L. Fart Dec; 27, 1927.

E. L. FARR ASH TRAY AND STAND Filed Juiy 18. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -i. lEh

Ear-1 L. F-a'r'r- Same/wide Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

1,653,897 PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed July 18, 1926. Serial No. 44,602.

This invention relates to improvements in ash trays or stands.

The primary object the provision of an ash built up of a plurality of readily detachable sections which are relatively light in weight,

a and may be compactly pac ed for shipping,

and economically shipped incident to the lightness in wei ht thereof.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an improved ash tray construc tion of the stand type, embodying novel means including a weighted base to normally maintain the stand in an upright position,

' and prevent the upsetting thereof when it is tipped or inclined from the vertical.

A provision of a sectional smokers appliance, in the form of parts of which are preferably economicaly constructed of pressed metals, or other suitable material; the same being adaptable for vending in sectional form in five and tencent stores, or similar establishments, whereof this invention is in the sectional parts may be individually sold.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an improved ash tray construction embodying novel means for receiving and retaining cigarettes and cigars in position against displacement.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a art of this specification, and wherein simiar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved smokers appliance or ash stand, showing the same in upright position in full lines, and in dotted lines showing the maximum tipped position which the same can assume incident to a novel weighted base construction.

Figure 2 is a perspective view, showin the parts thereof disassembled, with severa of the parts detached, to show the novel sectional construction thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the tray feature of the improved smokers appliance.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken thru the 41 per portion of the improved ash stand an tray.

tray construction,

further object of this invention is the an ash stand, the princi al Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectionalview showing the novel means for receiving and retaining cigarettes, cigars, and the like.

Fi re 6 is'a perspective view of a novel detai of this invention.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view takenthru the base construction ofthis in-. vention.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view showing a novel type 0 socket and couplin for the base and standard of the improve ash stand, looking from the inside of the baser Figure 9 is a perspective developed view of a novel type 0 cigarette or cigar retainer, adapted for use in connection with the tray or bowl of the improved ash stand.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown only a preferred embodiment of this invention, the letter fA'ma generally designate the improved smokers a. pliance or ash stand, which may be sectionally constructed to comprise a base B; bowl or tray construction 0; and an upright or stem construction D for assemblage between the base and bowl constructions B and C respectively to support the same in an assembled relation.

Referring to the base construction B, the same is preferably constructed of pressed sheet metal, comprising the pressed upper and lower portions 10 and 11, which are assembled as by a beaded annular flange 12; the said portions 10 and 11 being crimped to gether in this beaded flange 12 to effect their assemblage and provide the compartment 13 in the base, adapted to receive the weighting material 14, which is preferably water, although the same may be, other liquid, or even sand, although water will be the most convenient, and the most effective. The lower portion 11 of the base B is constructed in a novel manner, provided with the centrally disposed flat base wall 15, adapted to rest upon the floor surface, and upwardly from the annular edges thereof the portion.11 is upturned as at 16. and thence latterly flanged in upwardly inclining relation at 17, for connection in the bead 12. The top por tion 10 of the baseB may be formed 1n any approved manner, and centrally thereof the same provides a preferably flat wall 20, having the central opening or socket 21 therein corrugated downwardly sloping relation for connection in the formption of the head or crimp 12. The construction of the base B in this manner is important, since it gives the base and consequently the smokers stand a better stability, and prevents the horizontal tipping of the stand. Due to the fact that the flat base plate or wall 15 is provided, the smokers stand will be normally maintained vertical. However, as smokers stands of the floor supporting type are very apt to be tipped over, the weighted base type has been provided to return the stand to its normal vertical position. The rounded portion 16 of the base facilitates the action and return to vertical position of the base, whereas the flange formed by the portion 17 and the bead 12, and the top portion 10 of the base limits the tipping action of the smokers stand to a degree substantially as is illustrated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings.

The standard construction D preferablyv includes the body portion 25, and the upper and lower coupling pieces 26 and 27 respectively adapted for connection with the bow or tray C and the base B.

The body portion 25 of the standard construction D is preferably an ordinary iece of metal pipe, or other tubular materia ,the same preferably being light in weight. It may be of one length, or telescopic or otherwise in sections, if desired, to reduce the length thereof, but the rincipal feature of the same is that it is etachable from the base and bowl portions of the smokers stand, and that it is light in weight and may be compactly arranged for shipping. It, of course, provides the passageway 27: extending therethrough, and the couplings 26 and 27 extend into this passageway at the ends of the body portion 25 for assemblage therein.

Referrin to the coupling 26, as it is illustrated in figures 2 and 4, the same preferabl includes a'cylindrical shaped plugor bo y portion 30 adapted for extension lnto the upper end 0- the assageway 27', for attachment in a fixed re atien therein b means of diametrically opposed screws 31 w ich are assembled in countersunk relation to the upper end of the body portion 25, for threaded engagement in the suitable apertures provided therefor in the body 30. Upwardly from the body portion 30 the coupling 26 is provided with a reduced screw threaded tray bowl attaching shank 35, which at the juncture with the body 30 of the coupling 26 provides a shoulder 36 which is normall ar-.

ranged flush with the to edge of the ody 25 of the standard D. he shank 35 is of course integral with the bod '30, and it is externally screw threaded receiving the socket portion 37 of the tray assemblage C, as is illustrated in Figure 4,

and as will be subsequently described.

The coupling 27 for assemblage of the or detachably standard body 25 to the base B is of novel construction. It includes the standard connection plug 38, which extends into the lower end of the passageway 27 of the body 25, and is secured therein as by means of screws 39 which are countersunk in diametrically opposed relation in the body 25. A disc shaped head 40 is provided as a part of the coupling 38, which annularly extends below the tubular standard body 25, and which centrally thereof has the depending reduced cou ling shank 41 of a size which will permit itsinsertion in the opening 21 of the base B. In diametrically opposed relation, integral or rigid with the shank 41 are bayonet joint extensions 42, in spaced relation with the lower tapered surface 43 of the disc 40, which are adapted for insertion into the slots 22 of the base, upon insertion of the shank 41 into the o ening 21, and serve in connection with the ase to provide a bayonet joint construction, since the projections 42 may be locked beneath the base wall 20 after the shank 41 has been inserted into the opening 21 and the standard coupling 27 rotated to an angle of more or less from the inserting position.

When the standard coupling 27 is looked upon the base B it is to be noted that the tapered surface 43 of the disc portion 40 of said cou ling converges from the axis of the coup ing with, respect to the top surface of the wall portion 20 of the base B, and this thereof, the weight of the base B will 1emain normally constant, and the weight uniformly distributed throughout the base, since the water is intended toentirel fill the comgartment 13 and to prevent s lifting of the allast provided thereby.

Referring to the tray assemblage O, the same is constructed of aplurality of parts, preferably com rising thesheet metal bowl portion 50; en stantially.'ring-shaped top cigar and cigarette and match supporting portion 51; and the socket portion 37 above mentioned.

The bowl portion 50 is referablyconstructcd of sheet metal, am? is of substantially concavo-convex formation, sloping upwardly from the central or bottom ortion 53 thereof to the substantiallyverticdlly positioned annular side wall 54. The central portion 53 is provided with an opening there- 50. The screw 55 is preferably centrally ar- 7 ranged and threads into a suitable screw threaded opening axially arranged in p the socket portion 37.

, bowl 50, against The socket portion 37" of the tray assemblage is adapted for use as a part of the tray assemblage, and it includes the shank portion 57 having the screw threaded socket 58 therein'which receives the screw threaded attaching shank 35 of the coupling 26. An annular flange portion 59 of the coupling 37 lies beneath the bowl 50, and provides a support for ,the bowl, and itself has corrugations or an annular toothed ring 60 cast integral therewith, adapted to bite into the material of the bowl 50 to maintain the socket portion 37 in assembled relation to the accidental rotational 'movement thereon When the coupling '26 is assembled in this socket portion 37 the circumferential outer edge of the socket 37 rests upon the to ed e of the standard'tube 25 and the annu ar s oulder 36 of the coupling 26, as is illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings, and the clrcumferential surfaceofthe shank 57 lies flush with the outer circumference of the tube'25, as is illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings.

The portion 51 of the tray comprises the cigarette and cigar supporting flange or body portion 65, which is of ring-shaped formation, and has the retaining flange 66 integral therewith at the-outer circumferential edge extending in substantially right angled relation thereto, the retaining flange 66 being slightly ai'cuated outwardly at its lower end to permit its assemblage upon the upper eripheral portion of the bowl 50, in a rictional securing relation thereon, so that in normal position upon the bowl 50 the ring shaped wall will overlie the bowl compartment 68 at the outer portion thereof, with the central opening 69 provided by the cigar and ciga rette supporting portion 51 disposed centrally of the compartment 68, for deposit- ,ing the ashes, matches, and other wastes into the compartment of the bowl 50. The portion 51 of the tray assemblage has the supporting flange 65 thereof constructed in a novel manner withradially disposed grooves 70, from the outer edge thereof, to the opening 69, for the resting of cigars and cigarettes therein, .to retain such cigars and cigarettes in radial'relation upon the tray. Novel means is provided for the retention of the cigars and cigarettes in the grooves 70, against displacement, should there be a tipping of the. smokers stand A, and this means consists in the provision of a substantially Ushaped weighted stirru 71, which are of a novel construction, eac including ing legs 73 and 74 formed inte assemblage the retaining lip 72, which has the attachal or rigid therewith, and which -legs sli ably extend into suitable openings 75 and 76 provided thru the supporting wall 65, at opposite sides of each ofthe grooves 70, so that the lip portions 72 of each of the devices 71 is disposed upwardly of its groove 7 0, with'its free ed e facing towards the outer circumferentia edge of the tray. It is to be noted that the arms or legs 73 and 74 are formed adjacent one end of the lip 72, and that the opposite end of the lip 72 is upturned at 7 7 away from the groove 70, to facilitate the insertion of ci ars and cigarettes beneath the lip 72 of the stirrup. In order toretain and to weight the device 7 0, a Weighted bar or member 80, holds the free ends of the legs 73 and 74, beneath the wall 65 of the tray construction,

normally maintain the lip 72 in closely spaced relation with the groove 70. The

legs ;73 and-74 slide at right angles to the wall 65, to permit the lip 72 to be: moved away from the groove 70 upon iinsertion of acigar or cigarette, as is obvious. As to the formation of the stirrup device, the same is stamped in the developed form illustrated in Figure 9, and thence bent into the form illustrated and above described.

It is preferred to. provide means for acandthis bar 80 acts to commodating a box of matches F, and to this end flanges 82 and are struck upwardly from'the material 013 the wall 65, between a pair of the grooves 70, as is illustrated in the drawings, and the box of matches may then be slipped therebetween in the conventional manner.

As to the placement of the cigars and cigarette's upon the stand, the ashes of the same are of course knocked into the tray bowl thru the opening 69, and the cigars or cigarettes may then he slid along the grooves 7 0, to engage the lip 72, and which will elevate the weighted stirrup device topermit the placement of the cigarette or cigar beneath the stirrup device, as is illustrated in Figures 3' and 5 of the drawings. The stirrup device normally slides in the flange or wall 65 very easily, and incident to its weight ,it will retain thecigaror cigarette 'in the position illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, notwithstandin an accidental tipping of the smokers stan From the foregoing description of this invention it is apparent that a novel type of smokers stand has been provided, which may be economically produced and vended, and which may be economically shipped and compactly arranged for handling. The

main parts of thedevice are constructed of stamped metal,-butother parts such as the coup lugs and socket connection .37 may be die-castings. The-tray assemblage C may be quickly detachable from the standard socket 26 merely by unscrewing the socket 37 from the shank 35, and the standard D may be readily disconnected from the base merely b a slight relative rotation, by reason of t e bayonet slot jointed connection between the base B and the standard construction D.

Variouschanges in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein ,shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a smokers stand the combination of a bowl, :1 standard attached to the bowl, a hollow base adapted to contain a weighting liquid, said base having an opening upwardly therein for insertion of the liquid, and a leak-proof filler plug coupling connected with the lower end of the standard 'for detachable connection in said opening of the base to seal the water in the base.

2. In a smokers stand the combination of a tray portion, a standard, a hollow base having an opening upwardly therein, and adapted to contain a weighting liquid, said opening-in the base having slots communicating therewith, a coupling connected with the lower end of the standard including 1'0". jections adapted to extend into said s ots,

and means associated with the coupling and base for sealing the opening of the base when the projections are inserted into the slots thru the base and the standard rotated to lock the projectionsto the base.

3. In'a smokers stand the combination of a hollow base, a tray, a standard connected with the tray, said hollow base havin an opening upwardly therein, means for we1 hting atop ingthe base, a coupling at the lower en of the standard including a shank having an annular flange thereabove, and'means detachably connecting the shank in the open ing of the base.

4. In a smokers stand the combination of a hollow base, a tray, a standard connected with the tray, said hollow base having an opening upwardly .therein, means forwel' hting the base, a coupling at the lower en of the standard including ashank having an annular flan e thereabove, means detachably connecting t e shank in the opening of the base, and a washer between the flange of the coupling andthe top of the base for sealing tllie connection between the base and conp mg. i

5. In a smokers stand the combination of.

a tray portion, a vertical standard portion connected with the tray rtion, a base havmg a compartment therein, said base includwall having an opening there- I through and slots communicatln with said opening, a couplin connected. with the lower end of the stan said cou ling includmg adepending having many extending projections therefrom, said coupling above said projection in spaced relation therewith havin an annular flange, said shank of the coupling being adapted to extend thru the opening of the top wall of the base with the projections of the coupling extending thru said slots of the base so that upon rotational movement of the base with respect to the coupling the projections of the cou ling may be locked beneath the top wall of the base out of aligning relation with their respective'slots, said flange of the coupling having a tapered surface slo ing in converging relation from the axis 0 the coupling with res ect to the plane of the top wall of the base, and a ring-shaped washer between the base top wall, and the annular flange of the coupling.

6. In a smokers stand the combination of a base, a standard for the base, a bowl, a coupling atthe upper end of the standard providing a screw threaded shank, a socket pling, teeth on the socketmember, and means connecting the socket member to the bowl with the teeth clamped against the bowl to prevent relative movement of the bowl and socket member.

7 In a smokers appliance a bowl, and.a gravity operated member slidably carried by the bowl for individually holding cigars and cigarettes in proper as receiving relation to the bowl.

8. In a device ofthe class described a bowl, a substantially U-shaped member, and means slidably supportin the U-shaped member upon said owl or straddling a cigar or ci 'arette so that incident to its weight it Wlll normally retain the cigaror cigarette in ash receiving relation to tho bowl.

9. In a device of the claw described a tray construction including a bowl and a top annular flange having an opening therein communicating with the bowl, a gravity operated member vertically slidably carried by said flange to normally retain cigars and cigarettes in ash receiving relation with respect tothe opening and said bowl.

10. In an ash tray of the class described I a bowl portion providing a compartment therein, an annular overhanging flan e upon the bowl having an opening theret rough communicating with the compartment of the bowl and a weighted substantially U-shaped mem 'r vertically slidablycarrled by said 'flange including an upturned retainin lip above the flange between which a the bowl portion having an opening therein, said flange portion having a radial cigarette supporting flange overhangin the groove therealong inwardly of its top surbowl compartment at the outer .circum ere face, openings at opposite sides of said ratial portion thereof and having an opening dial groove thru said flange, an upturned therethrough as an ash inlet to the bowl 5 lip; substantially parallel legs supported by compartment, said ring-shaped flange hav- 20 an end of said lipat substantially right aning an upwardly facing groove transverse gled relation therewith slidably extending 1y depressed therein, and a retaining memthru the openings of said flange so that the her slidable upon the ring in a vertical line lip is straddled above the groove of the in a straddling relation with said groove,

10 flange in upturned facing relation towards the same being vertically movable in right 2 the outer edge of the tray, and means angled relation with respect to the plane of weighting the legs below the flange. said ring-shaped flange in direction towards 12. In an ash tray the combination of a and away from the groove.

bowl portion hav ng 'a compartment theretin, a substantially ring-shaped cigar and, EARLE L. FARR. 

